(A)
Each child
attending the licensed type A home shall secure and have on file verification
of a medical exam. Children attending a grade of kindergarten and above in an
elementary school are exempt from this requirement.

(1)
A medical statement shall verify the date
of a medical examination within the past twelve months and be on file at the
type A home within thirty days of the child's date of admission and every
thirteen months thereafter, until the child is attending a grade of
kindergarten or above.

(c)
A statement that
the child has been examined and is in suitable condition for participation in
group care.

(d)
The signature,
business address and telephone number of the physician, physician's assistant
(PA),
advanced practice nurse (APN), or certified nurse
practitioner (CNP) who examined the child.

(e)
A record of the immunizations that the
child has had, specifying the month, day and year of each immunization.

(f)
A statement that the
physician, PA, APN, or CNP reviewed the child's record against the
immunizations recommended by the Ohio department of health (ODH). ODH
recommended immunizations schedule is appendix A to this rule.

(B)
The type A home shall maintain a
completed JFS 01234 "Child Enrollment and Health Information" (rev.
9/2011)
for each child attending the type A home.

(1)
The type A home shall have on file each child's JFS 01234 no later than the
child's first day of attendance and it shall be immediately accessible to the
administrator or designee. The JFS 01234 shall be reviewed and revised as
needed and updated at least annually.

(2)
The type A home shall set its own policy
regarding the admittance of children whose parents or guardians refuse to grant
consent for transportation for emergency treatment.

(C)
Children's records shall be confidential
but shall be available to the Ohio department of job and family services for
the purpose of administering Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code and Chapter
5101:2-13 of the Administrative Code. The immunization records shall be subject
to review by the ODH for disease outbreak control and for immunization level
assessment purposes.